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Lee Dong-gook

1979 - Today

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Lee Dong-gook (Korean: 이동국; Hanja: 李同國; Korean pronunciation: [i.doŋ.ɡuk̚]; born 29 April 1979) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a record scorer in the K League 1, and had brief spells in Europe with Werder Bremen and Middlesbrough. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lee Dong-gook has received more than 1,432,384 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Lee Dong-gook is the 4,501st most popular soccer player (up from 4,711th in 2019), the 351st most popular biography from South Korea (up from 390th in 2019) and the 17th most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Lee Dong-gook ranks 4,501 out of 21,273. Before him are József Kiprich, Juan Lezcano, Marcial Pina, Yevhen Konoplyanka, Témime Lahzami, and Vital Borkelmans. After him are Ramón Abeledo, Ibrahim Touré, Alberto Cardaccio, Stephen Appiah, Gerry Hitchens, and Abel Xavier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Lee Dong-gook ranks 149. Before him are Hilary Hahn, Florian Zeller, Junichi Inamoto, Nazanin Boniadi, Nicolás Massú, and Sergei Ignashevich. After him are Rachelle Lefevre, Pete Doherty, Andy van der Meyde, Arpad Sterbik, Christian Lindner, and Elizabeth Gutiérrez.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Dong-gook ranks 351 out of 1,128. Before him are Han Hye-jin (1981), Gang Dong-won (1981), Kim Sun-a (1973), Kim Seon-ho (1986), Park Eun-hye (1977), and Lee Kang-in (2001). After him are Yoo Ji-tae (1976), Ha Jung-woo (1978), Jihyo (1997), Han Ga-in (1982), Eugene (1981), and Yuna Kim (1990).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Lee Dong-gook ranks 17. Before him are Choi Kang-hee (1959), Kim Joo-sung (1966), Kim Jung-nam (1943), Park Chu-young (1985), Lee Woon-jae (1973), and Lee Kang-in (2001). After him are Choi Dae-shik (1965), Kim Do-hoon (1970), Jang Hyun-soo (1991), Ki Sung-yueng (1989), Lee Chun-soo (1981), and Cho Kwang-rae (1954).

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